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The delegates don't smile, because the solution to the great problem of the overcrowded planets which the nine friendly representatives ofthe nine peaceful planets have agreed on, is... UNIVERSAL WAR!

—Unnamed Narrator

Appearing in "The Final Hour"

Featured Characters:

  • Ra (Robot) (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Kaza (First appearance; dies)
  • Robots
    • Numerous unnamed robots
  • Rema (First appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

  • Unidentified Alien Creature

Other Characters:

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Locations:

  • Earth-Unknown (First appearance) (Year 2500)
    • Milky Way (First appearance)
      • Sol (First appearance)
    • "Outer Galaxy" (First appearance)

Items:

  • Vita-Ray Screen (First appearance)

Synopsis for "The Final Hour"

Earthmen build a space armada to attack the outer galaxy, but they invoke the wrath of a powerful creature that returns to the planet and ravages it to where only the robot slaves remain.

Appearing in "In Disguise!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Captain
  • Three unnamed crewmen

Antagonists:

  • Martians
    • Unnamed Emperor
    • Numa
    • Numerous unnamed Martians

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "In Disguise!"

A human spy wearing two disguises penetrates the Martian emperor's palace to acquire Earth invasion plans. The Martians see through the first disguise, that of being a Martian, but under that she is disguised as a robot and they are fooled by that.

Appearing in "The Purple Shoes"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Spellbound #1
(originally printed as Dervish of Doom)

Featured Characters:

  • Laurette West (First appearance) (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

  • Mrs. West

Other Characters:

  • Susan Barrett (Referenced)
  • Laurette's Date (Referenced)
  • Mr. West (Referenced) (Deceased)
  • Mr. Martin

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Purple Satin Slippers (First appearance)

Synopsis for "The Purple Shoes"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Spellbound #1
(originally printed as Dervish of Doom)
Laurette West known for her lavish way of dress decides she wants to leave her small town. One day she purchases a pair of purple satin slippers from a nearby city that causes her to dance. She dances all the way to a city she thought she wanted to live only to miss her mother and her small time but by then it was too late the shoes began shutting down Laurettes control of her whole body leaving her unable to speak and to only look forward as her feet kept dancing her forward.

Appearing in "The Last Man On Earth"

Featured Characters:

  • Carter

Supporting Characters:

  • "Last Woman on Earth"

Antagonists:

  • Unidentified Alien Invaders
    • Numerous unnamed aliens

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

  • Humans (Main story and flashback)
  • Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Last Man On Earth"

A man in a shelter after an alien attack opens the vault door for a female survivor.

Appearing in "The Long Sleep!"

Featured Characters:

  • Silas

Antagonists:

  • Little Men
    • Numerous unnamed little men

Other Characters:

  • Arnold Bros. Exchange (First appearance)
    • Mr. Arnold
    • Numerous unnamed employees
  • Hilda
  • Silas' Son
  • Rip Van Winkle (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Long Sleep!"

A man looks to duplicate Rip van Winkle's sleep, but when he finds the little men in the story, they turn him into a tenpin for their bowling game.

Appearing in "No Place to Go"

Featured Characters:

  • Captain Rox

Supporting Characters:

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Locations:

Events:

Synopsis for "No Place to Go"

In the year 2003 it is agreed that war is the best solution to overpopulation.

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